Physical Description:
0.1 Linear feet
comprising one videotape with a total running time of 1:37 and one transcript of 59 pages

Date: 1996 February 5

Abstract: This collection comprises one videotape with accompanying transcript of an oral history interview with Renata Polt conducted
by the Holocaust Oral History Project on February 5, 1996.

Creator:
Polt, Renata

Creator:
Ayres, Gene

Creator:
Simplicio, Sean

Scope and Contents note

This collection comprises one videotape with accompanying transcript of an oral history interview with Renata Polt. The interview
was conducted by Gene Ayres on behalf of the Holocaust Oral History Project on February 5, 1996. Renata Polt is a Holocaust
survivor.

The interview describes Ms. Polt's childhood in Ustek, Czechoslovakia; her family's religious life; and her family's decision
to leave for Lucerne, Switzerland in September 1938. She describes her experiences in Switzerland, the family's journey to
Cuba in the spring of 1939, and her experiences there. She discusses immigration to the United States in the fall of 1940,
her education, and her life in America. She describes her understanding of the events of the Holocaust as a child, and the
fates of other family members.

Conditions Governing Access note

There are no restrictions to access for this collection.

Conditions Governing Use note

There are no restrictions to use for this collection.

Existence and Location of Copies note

Master copies of the oral history interview are located at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.